Facts Ab0ut Me that Might Surprise People

• I listen to loud, angry rap and metal music when I feel frustrated and helpless about my past traumas

• I’m good at sports

• My former dream was becoming a mom

• I was in school to be a therapist

• I was introduced to most of my favorite bands by former boyfriends

• I don’t sing as much anymore because I hate the way my medication makes my voice tremble

• I shake not because I am nervous but because I am on strong medication (although lately the tremors have been manageable)

• I’m not a cat person. I’m not a dog person. I’m a “both” person

• I sing and play piano and I’ve been doing it almost my whole life

• I used to be afraid of cheese (with the exception of pizza). Now I am a big fan of some (keyword: some) of the milder cheeses like parmesan and mozzarella 

• I used to want to be a forensic psychologist

• I chose not to lose my virginity until I was a) eighteen b) in a serious longterm relationship

• I used to work with children with cancer

• I actually used to be a confident and competent driver before I went on all this medication

• I was diagnosed as bipolar at 21 but I’ve been on meds for OCD since I was eleven

• Before I was a counseling major I was a primary education major

• I designed my first illustrated poem book after I was inspired by a school project

• I wrote my first anthology of short stories when I was four. They include “The Gluestick that Grew Too High” and “The Priest that Skipped Mass”

• I’m terrible at Bannagrams and Scrabble